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☆ Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: Jamaican sprinting great to retire after the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Three-time Olympic gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has announced that she will retire after the upcoming Summer Games in Paris. And I think I now owe it to them to do something else.”The Jamaican has won eight Olympic medals and 10 world championship titles over the course of her decorated career. Fraser-Pryce (center) competes in the 200-meter final at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty ImagesSpecializing in the 100 meters, Fraser-Pryce won back-to-back Olympic gold medals in the event in 2008 and 2012 and finished second at the Tokyo Games three years ago. Following the birth of her son Zion in 2017, Fraser-Pryce won three world titles and two Olympic medals in Tokyo.

Persons: Shelly, Ann Fraser, Pryce, Fraser, “, ”, Charly Triballeau, Zion, ” Fraser, USA’s Sha’Carri Richardson, Shericka Jackson, Elaine Thompson Organizations: CNN, Jamaican, Tokyo, Getty, Tokyo Games Locations: Paris, AFP, Tokyo

☆ Olympic champion Thompson-Herah splits with coach over pay - agency
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Thompson-Herah's agency, Andi Sports Management, said the split was a result of a "breakdown in negotiations on a compensation package" sought by Osbourne. "Collectively, we had no choice but to seek the services of another coach. The agency said the process of finding the Jamaican sprinter a new coach had begun. "With the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France fast approaching, Mrs Thompson-Herah is fully focused on her preparations for the season and the defense of her Olympic titles," it said. Thompson-Herah, 31, became the first woman to win back-to-back Olympic sprint doubles when she retained her 100m and 200m titles in Tokyo in 2021.

Persons: Elaine Thompson, Herah, Shanikie Osbourne, Thompson, Osbourne, Mrs Thompson, Florence Griffith, Joyner, Robert Birsel Organizations: Andi Sports Management, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Tokyo

☆ Coleman, Jackson upset world champions in Diamond League final
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Athletics - Diamond League - Xiamen Diamond League - Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China - September 2, 2023 Christian Coleman of the U.S. celebrates after winning the men's 100m final REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 16 (Reuters) - American Christian Coleman stunned world champion Noah Lyles to win the men's 100 metres at the Diamond League final in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday as Jamaican Shericka Jackson took the women's sprint title. Coleman missed out on the podium at the World Championships in Budapest but broke the tape in a blistering 9.83 seconds as fellow American Lyles finished second in 9.85. Coleman, the 2018 Diamond League champion, exploded off the blocks and Lyles was unable to overcome a slower start. Jamaican Jackson finished second at the World Championships behind American Sha'Carri Richardson but took the lead in the last half of the women's 100 metres before breaking the tape in 10.70. World champion Warholm was strong favourite after claiming three Diamond League wins this year but Benjamin finished strongly to clock 46.39 seconds, the year's best time and fourth-fastest ever.

Persons: Christian Coleman, Aly, Noah Lyles, Shericka Jackson, Coleman, Lyles, Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala, I’ll, Bolt, Jackson, Sha'Carri Richardson, Ivorian Marie, Josee Ta Lou, Elaine Thompson, Rai Benjamin, Karsten Warholm, Warholm, Benjamin, Kyron McMaster, Kipyegon, sparkled, Kirani James, Quincy, Amy Tennery, Ed Osmond Organizations: Diamond League, Xiamen Diamond League, Kenyan, Ivorian, British Virgin Islands, Quincy Hall of, United States, Thomson Locations: Xiamen, China, Eugene , Oregon, Budapest, British, New York

☆ Norway's Ingebrigtsen breaks 2,000m record in Brussels
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Philip Blenkinsop | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRUSSELS, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke a 24-year-old world record in the rarely run 2,000 metres in the Diamond League meeting in Brussels on Friday. "I think I'm at a point in my career where I can challenge all the records as well. Kitaguchi threw a 2023 world-leading distance of 67.38 metres in the final round to secure victory against a strong women's javelin line-up. In the 400 metre hurdles, Dutch world champion Femke Bol destroyed the opposition to set a meeting record of 52.11 seconds. Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop, additional reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk; Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Morocco's Hicham El, Ingebrigtsen, Shericka Jackson, Haruka Kitaguchi, Jackson, Kitaguchi, Femke Bol, Elaine Thompson, Laura Muir, Ciara Mageean, Philip Blenkinsop, Tommy Lund, Toby Davis Organizations: Diamond League, Irish, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, Brussels, Belgian, Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj, Paris, Eugene, Budapest, Gdansk

☆ U.S. safely into men's 4x100m final, Canada out
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Defending champions Canada, however, failed to make it through from their semi-final on Friday. Given their extraordinary depth and quality, the U.S. men have a woeful recent record in the event. They have not won an Olympic final since 2000 and have just one gold from the last seven World Championships amid a series of fumbles and disqualifications. Olympic champions Italy, with Tokyo individual gold medallist Lamont Marcell Jacobs running a barnstorming second leg, were impressive winners of the second heat in 37.65. South Africa finished second, with Britain overhauling Canada on the last leg for the third automatic qualifying spot as the holders failed to make the final.

Persons: Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley, Brandon Carnes, JT Smith, Noah Lyles, Smith, Rohan Watson, Coleman, We're, Lamont Marcell Jacobs, Briana Williams, Elaine Thompson, Shashales Forbes, Ann Fraser, Pryce, Sha'Carrie Richardson, Shericka Jackson, Mitch Phillips, Ken Ferris Organizations: Canada, U.S, Italy, South Africa, Olympic, Ivory, Saturday's, Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, United States, Jamaica, U.S, Japan, Tokyo, Canada, Ivory Coast, Italy

☆ Recent updates for Amazon return to office policies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Previous pronouncements about the revolutionary benefits of remote work have been replaced by vague, data-light arguments on productivity gains from being in the office. Apple, Meta, Bloomberg and Google all have gleaming HQs that would look very silly if those companies continued to embrace remote work. Insider has asked Amazon for comment on its RTO policy several times in recent months and the company has responded. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn internal guideline, obtained by Insider, listed Amazon office locations and the dates they are expected to be fully "ready" to support the RTO mandate. That's what some Amazon employees have done by mocking the company's RTO policy and its famous leadership principles.

Persons: Brad Glasser, there's, we've, Amazon's, LINDSEY WASSON, Andy Jassy, Slack, Beth Galetti, Al Drago, Paul Vixie, Andy Jassy's, Mike Hopkins, Hopkins, Elaine Thompson, snafu, they'd Organizations: Amazon, Tech, Meta, Bloomberg, Google, Seattle, Reuters, Amazon SVP, Human, Services, Company, Amazon Video Locations: Seattle, Seattle , Washington , U.S, Beth Galetti REUTERS, Seattle , New York, Houston, Austin , Texas

☆ Shericka Jackson runs world-leading women’s 100-meter time at the Jamaican championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Shericka Jackson produced a stunning performance at the Jamaican championships on Saturday as she ran a world-leading 10.65 seconds in the 100 meters. The blazing time put Jackson joint-fifth on the all-time list, 0.16 seconds off Florence Griffith-Joyner’s 35-year-old world record. It also saw her surpass American Sha’Carri Richardson, who won the US 100-meter title on Friday, for the fastest women’s 100-meter time this year. Jackson, a five-time Olympic medalist and the defending 200-meter world champion, finished comfortably ahead of Shashalee Forbes (10.96 seconds) and Natasha Morrison (10.98 seconds) in Kingston. The same applies for Jackson in the 200 meters after her victory in Eugene, Oregon, last year.

Persons: CNN — Shericka Jackson, Jackson, Florence Griffith, Sha’Carri Richardson, Shashalee Forbes, Natasha Morrison, “, Paul Francis, ” Jackson, “ It’s, ” Elaine Thompson, Shelly, Ann Fraser, Pryce Organizations: CNN, Reuters Locations: Kingston, Budapest, Hungary, Jamaica, Eugene , Oregon

☆ Why Starbucks' Pride decor ignited chaos and confusion this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Gloria Dawson | Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Some Starbucks employees said they were asked to remove Pride flags and decor. #pridemonth #rainbowcapitalism #shameonstarbucks #starbucks #starbuckssucks #prideflag #pridedecor #starbucksbarista #starbucksstore #targetlgbtq #starbuckslgbtq ♬ Makeba - Jain @sbworkersunited STARBUCKS IS BANNING PRIDE FLAGS ACROSS THE US. Starbucks employees said they got mixed messages about Pride decorSome store employees told Insider they were given various rationales for changes in Pride decor at their stores. A Starbucks store manager in the Midwest said her district manager told her, "We are not allowed to have any decorations that are not Starbucks brand, period. "This year, they told us we can't decorate," Alisha Humphrey, a Starbucks partner in Oklahoma City and Starbucks Workers United organizer, told Insider.

Persons: —, they've, Damon Schnur, Alisha Humphrey, they'd, Elaine Thompson, We're, Gloria Dawson Organizations: Starbucks, Service, Twitter, US Pride, STARBUCKS, PRIDE, Starbucks Workers United, Midwest, Oklahoma Locations: Pride, Ohio, Wisconsin, Oklahoma City

CNN —Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-trained math professor who unleashed a deadly bombing campaign from a shack in rural Montana and became known as the “Unabomber,” has died, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. In 2021, Kaczynski was moved to the federal medical center in North Carolina, according to the bureau. Elaine Thompson/APPortrayed by prosecutors as a vengeful loner, Kaczynski published 30,000-word treatise that became known as the Unabomber Manifesto. “Justice has been done, and Theodore Kaczynski will never threaten anyone again,” Attorney General Janet Reno said in a statement at the time. Its similarity to letters he sent to his family alerted his brother, who made the decision to turn Kaczynski in.

Persons: Theodore “ Ted ” Kaczynski, ”, Kaczynski, “, ” Kaczynski, Ted Kaczynski's, Elaine Thompson, David, Michael Macor, Sally Johnson, Johnson, Judge Garland Burrell Jr, Theodore Kaczynski, ” Burrell, Susan Mosser, Burrell, he’ll, Thomas, Kelly, Hugh Scrutton, Gilbert Murray, Charles Epstein, David Gelernter, Janet Reno, ” David Kaczynski, ” Ted Kaczynski Organizations: CNN, Harvard, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Medical Center, “ Staff, FMC Butner, San Francisco Chronicle, Getty, Prosecutors, University of California, Time Locations: Montana, Butner , North Carolina, North Carolina, Supermax, Florence , Colorado, Lincoln , Montana, Helena , Montana, New Jersey, Berkeley

☆ Former world 100m champion Bowie dies aged 32
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] Athletics - World Athletics Championships – women’s 100 metres victory ceremony – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 7, 2017 – Tori Bowie of the U.S. (Gold) poses with her medal. REUTERS/Matthew ChildsMay 3 (Reuters) - Former 100 metres world champion Tori Bowie has died at the age of 32, her management company said on Wednesday. The American was crowned world champion in 2017 and won three Olympic medals at the Rio Games in 2016. "We're devastated to share the very sad news that Tori Bowie has passed away," Icon Management said in a statement on Twitter. Olympic medallist Calvin Davis has died at the age of 51, the sport's governing body World Athletics said in a statement on Wednesday.

☆ 10 Things in Tech: AI-generated Drake songs, discounted startups, and Amazon’s upgraded Alexa
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and in this turbulent economy, I definitely want stability over most other things. And my colleague Grace Mayer highlights how retail, finance, and other (seemingly more stable) industries are piquing our interest instead. A leaked document viewed by Insider revealed that Amazon wants to focus on entertainment features for Alexa. The upgrade will feature Amazon's own generative AI technology instead of using OpenAI's technology (like how Microsoft paired ChatGPT with Bing). Bell dished to my colleague Ashley Stewart on why he made the move, how he met Satya Nadella, and more.

☆ Animals full of PFAS 'forever chemicals' have been found on every continent except Antarctica, new report finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Animals, birds, and fish across the planet are contaminated with forever chemicals, a new report found. Though they're useful for resisting water, heat, and stains, PFAS do not break down in the environment, earning them the "forever chemicals" nickname. The new report suggests that contamination from forever chemicals may pose yet another threat to many species' survival. Cleaning up these emission sites is key to stopping more forever chemicals from building in the environment. "It will take regulatory action to move the entire market and country away from dependence on these chemicals," Andrews said.

☆ Companies are using layoffs to cut new-hire salaries and win back the power they held before the pandemic, some recruiters say
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Speculation on the 'real reason' tech companies are shedding workersSome on TikTok and Reddit have posited that the "real reason" tech companies are cutting jobs is to tamp down fat salaries bloated by the Great Resignation. Tech companies scrambled to meet demand and went on a hiring binge during the pandemic. At a time when wages were climbing at the fastest pace in decades across the board, tech companies were especially generous to new hires — and even existing employees. A year and a half ago, compensation was a "completely different ball game," a former recruiter at Google told Insider. Will tech companies then try to hire back their workers at lower salaries?

☆ Google is facing its first real competition in search
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

This is the first time search engines are in legitimate competition — with all thanks to ChatGPT for the plot twist. Now, the chatbot is integrated in Bing and gives the search engine its first fighting chance against Google. Microsoft for now has a "first-mover" advantage, meaning its first-ever AI search engine can attract a large share of users. More on the first-ever search engine race here. Tech workers with skills in Web3, AI, and cybersecurity remain in high demand.

☆ Thought last year was bad for crypto? From FTX to Silvergate, the red flags are flying for the year ahead.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Those realizations came to head repeatedly in 2022 as crypto hacks and a wintry bear market crescendoed with the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX. On a macro level, persistent recession fears make speculative assets such as tokens or tech stocks less enticing. More notable is crypto bank Silvergate's nearly 50% plunge Thursday, and the company's announcement it would cut 40% of its staff. Job cuts at Amazon and Salesforce signal the first necessary step in staging a turnaround for tech stocks. All told, analysts predict layoffs could catalyze a 20% rally for tech stocks in 2023.

Here are 12 of the weirdest and most fascinating animal behaviors scientists spotted in 2022. Here are 12 bizarre and amazing things animals were spotted doing, some of which had never been seen before. It turned out that at least 12 species of primates had been reported doing so, a review published in the Journal of Zoology in October found. A dolphin swallowed 8 venomous sea snakesA sea snake (indicated with pink arrow), moments before it is captured and eaten by a Navy dolphin. Though animals have often been spotted using tools, these usually are used to give the animal a clear survival advantage.

Over a dozen current and former employees told Insider's Eugene Kim that the division is in crisis — and the mounting losses and massive cuts underscore the swift downfall of Alexa. Go inside Amazon's Alexa unit. Jerod Harris/Getty ImagesWalt Disney stunned Hollywood this week by reinstating Bob Iger as its chief executive, and company insiders told us that his return to the throne came together in a matter of days. Getty ImagesTwitter's remaining employees are now expected to keep its CEO Elon Musk up to date on everything they work on each week. Responding to a tweet citing correspondent Kali Hays' report on the leaked email, Musk said the decision was "not unreasonable."

☆ As Amazon's Alexa unit faces layoffs, insiders describe a department in crisis
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Today, we're taking a look inside the rise and fall of Amazon's Alexa unit, and detailing more potential layoffs at Twitter, so we're not off to a great start — but let's keep our fingers crossed. Employees took us inside Amazon's floundering Alexa unit. With Amazon's Alexa — and the devices team at large — the prime target of the biggest layoffs in the company's history, Insider's Eugene Kim spoke with more than a dozen employees to understand the current state of the unit. Employees told Insider a combination of low morale, failed monetization attempts, and lack of engagement across users and developers made them feel as though the team was deadlocked over the last few years. Here's everything employees told us.

☆ 5 former Amazon managers tell us what they loved about the company — and what they were glad to leave behind
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | Katie Malone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Many other leaders do the same, the former Amazon leader said. the current Microsoft employee said. For instance, Microsoft gets the whole company together to do activities and donate to causes they like, which Amazon doesn't do, the current Microsoft employee said. Malte Mueller/Getty ImagesDrive for excellence, with burnoutBeyond teaching its own leadership tenets, Amazon isn't big on manager training, one of the current Google employees said. Without proper institutional support, constantly operating at such a high level can lead Amazon employees to burnout, a former Amazon leader who now works at Google said.

☆ A fost anunțată lista celor cinci candidate pentru trofeul rezervat atletei anului 2020
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-25 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Asociația Internațională a Federațiilor de Atletism a anunțat lista celor cinci candidate pentru trofeul rezervat atletei anului 2020.Etiopianca Letesenbet Gidey, olandeza Sifan Hassan, kenyanca Peres Jepchirchir, venezueleanca Yulimar Rojas şi jamaicana Elaine Thompson-Herah pretind la câștigarea premiului.La masculin, lista finaliştilor a fost anunţată mai devreme şi îi cuprinde pe Joshua Cheptegei din Uganda, Armand Duplantis din Suedia, Ryan Crouser din Statele Unite, Karsten Warholm din Norvegia şi germanul Johannes Vetter.Cheptegei, care a doborât anul acesta recordurile mondiale la 5 și 10 mii de metri, este considerat favorit la câştigarea trofeului la masculin, alături de Duplantis, deținătorul recordului mondial la săritura cu prăjina.La feminin, Yulimar Rojas, deținătoarea noului record al lumii în sală la triplusalt, şi Sifan Hassan, care a doborât recordul european la 10 mii de metri, au cele mai mari șanse la obținerea acestui premiu.Distincțiile urmează să fie acordate pe 5 decembrie în cadrul unei galei virtuale.

Persons: Etiopianca, Peres, jamaicana Elaine Thompson, Joshua, Armand Duplantis, Ryan Crouser, Johannes Vetter.Cheptegei, Duplantis, Rojas, Hassan Organizations: Asociația Internațională Locations: Uganda, Suedia, Statele Unite, Norvegia

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